A lovely family dog (English Springer Spaniel)

Member Name: tomo359

Product:	English Springer Spaniel
Date:	10/11/08 (79 review reads)
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Advantages: Very friendly loving dogs, great fun

Disadvantages: Very hairy

We have an English Springer Spaniel called Jack. He is such a cute and friendly dog and we have never regretted getting him. He is now 7 years old which is quite old for dogs but he is still like a puppy himself.
Springers are very friendly dogs (usually). I said usually because sometimes ours can get a little grumpy, mainly when he is tired and he can sometimes growl, but he has never snapped or tried to bite anyone. Usually he is a lovely friendly dog. He is not always that social though, and by that i mean with other dogs. With dogs he knows, like my best friends dog, he is fine with and enjoys seeing the other dog, but sometimes when i take him for a walk and another dog comes running up to him, he doesn't know how to act and he can sometimes growl and chase the dog, he is actually playing but it doesn't seem like he is to other people.

One negative to Springers is the hairs. OMG hairs get everywhere. You give him a hug and you are covered in hairs, the carpets often need vacuuming.

He does love a good play. Often in the evening he will go into his room (also the utility, lol) and get one of his toys out of his box and come out and have a bit of a fling.

He is terrified of fireworks, the iron and ironing board, and other stuff. Its quite funny though, when fireworks are going off, at first he sits up looking a bit nervous, then he will slowly come over to you with his head down, then if they keep going off he tries to hide under my computer desk.

He loves swimming. We have a boat on Ullswater Lake in Cumbria and when we take him there he always wants to go in the water and have a swim. He loves to jump of the end of the jetty. He also loves to run in forests, long grass etc sniffing for rabbits (he never catches anything though)

If you are looking for a dog, i recommend getting an English Springer Spaniel. They are fantastic family pets and great if you have children or other animals.

Summary: A lovely friendly pet dog for the whole family.